Operating Safely in Hazardous Environments / Edition 2

by Joseph A. Cocciardi

Overview

Operating Safely in Hazardous Environments, Second Edition is designed to meet the many training/certification regulations required of employees working in:• Waste operations (including Hazardous Waste Operations and Treatment, Storage and Disposal (TSD) Facilities)• Permit-required confined spaces and enclosed areas• Emergency response situations • Toxic materials—work with Asbestos, Lead, Mold/Fungi and Hazardous Chemicals• Work at heights, on scaffolding, and in trenches and excavationsThis program will easily and effortlessly lead you through a review of the knowledge necessary to continue to work in these dangerous areas, including: • Public and workplace hazard detection• Identification of hazardous situations and events• Mitigation of dangers• Operations in these dangerous environmentsProviding both review materials and exercises to foster discussion and test your knowledge, this program will provide a thorough practice of skills associated with operating safely in each type of hazardous environment. The Second Edition has been revised to reflect updates in technology, equipment, and regulations. New content includes:• The National Incident Management Systems (NIMS): a comprehensive, national approach to incident and organizational management that coordinates both public and private responses to hazard scenarios. The NIMS is required to be adopted by all jurisdictions that support a federal activity or receive federal funding or grants. • Basic life support review: first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) information• Lead, asbestos, and fungal remediation protocols

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449609665
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	09/10/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Joseph A. Cocciardi, has spent 25 years in the fields of Public Safety and Public, Occupational, and Environmental Health. He holds various licenses to work with toxic materials and train workers in the fields of hazardous and toxic wastes and materials. He sits as an expert and principal member of four NFPA committees and is a member of six ASTM health, safety, and environmentally related national committees. Dr. Cocciardi is a Board Certified Safety Professional and a Board Certified Industrial Hygienist. He is a Registered Sanitarian/Registered Environmental Health Specialist. He has presented and worked both national and internationally in the safety and health field and has been the principal safety officer at multiple large hazardous operations. He instructs course work for various training agencies including field programs for the National Fire Academy/National Emergency Training Center in the areas of terrorism and hazardous materials response.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Public and Occupational Safety and Health: A Historical Perspective
Chapter 2 Current Regulations, Regulatory Agencies, and Professional Associations: Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 3 Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Environments
Chapter 4 Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Materials
Chapter 5 Quantifying Hazardous Environments
Chapter 6 Protective Planning
Chapter 7 Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter 8 Decontamination
Chapter 9 Responding to Emergencies
Chapter 10 Medical Monitoring and Occupational Health
Chapter 11 Personal Safety
Appendix A Bloodborne Pathogen Information
Appendix B Substance Information: Asbestos and the Asbestos Standard
Appendix C Lead and the Lead Standard
Appendix D Substance Information: Fungal Hazard Summary

Editorial Reviews

Covers concepts, details, and technical information critical to teaching and learning how to work safely in fields including hazardous waste operations, confined spaces, emergency response situations, toxic materials, and work at heights. Identifies common characteristics that exist across occupational boundaries, with chapters on regulatory agencies, protective planning, personal protective equipment, decontamination, medical monitoring, and bloodborne pathogens. Includes b&w photos. The author works in the private sector. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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